Arend’s Golden Mole vs Three-lobed Dandelion

Carpitalpa arendsi compared with Taraxacum trilobatum

Key Differences

• Arend’s Golden Mole is Vulnerable while Three-lobed Dandelion is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arend’s Golden Mole	Three-lobed Dandelion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Carpitalpa	Taraxacum
Species	Carpitalpa arendsi	Taraxacum trilobatum

Conservation Status

Arend’s Golden Mole

VU — Vulnerable

Three-lobed Dandelion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arend’s Golden Mole	Three-lobed Dandelion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arend’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Three-lobed Dandelion

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Arend’s Golden Mole

The Arend’s Golden Mole (Carpitalpa arendsi) is a species in the genus Carpitalpa. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.